[Photo] Special opening ceremony of students singing the national anthem... with their hands

NDO - Instead of singing the heroic lyrics of the National Anthem, students of Xa Dan Secondary School look up at the national flag in their own language: sign language.

Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 09:09

Joining the atmosphere of the new school year opening across the country, this morning, September 5, teachers and students of Xa Dan Secondary School (Dong Da District, Hanoi ) held the opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 school year. This is the first specialized school mainly for hearing-impaired children in Vietnam.

From early morning, students of the school were present to prepare for the opening ceremony.

Renovating special equipment - indispensable equipment for hearing-impaired students at Xa Dan Secondary School.

The bewildered faces of first graders.

At this school, almost every story is told by students using... their hands.

Special conversations at a special school.

Joy of the first day of school in the new school year.

At exactly 8 o'clock, the school bell rang, signaling the official start of the opening ceremony. In the front yard, students from all grades were sitting in neat rows. They talked to each other with hand gestures, eyes and smiles.

The first graders could not hide the surprise on their faces.

Just a few minutes later, the music of the Marching Song rang out. The normal students began to sing. The other half, the "special" students, also looked up at the red flag with the yellow star fluttering, and their hands also "drawn signs" to sing the National Anthem in their own way.

Special flag-saluting moment at Xa Dan Secondary School.

Sing the national anthem with your hands...

According to teachers, teaching deaf students to sing the national anthem in sign language is as difficult as teaching them to dance, because it requires their movements to be synchronized. In order to sing it officially, the school had to train the students for many weeks.

“We believe that for children with disabilities, the opening ceremony is a new beginning that brings confidence, a way to inspire them throughout their schooling process. Here, we will carry out the mission of being a father and a mother so that our children can learn and develop in the best way,” an emotional teacher shared.

THANH DAT - SON BACH

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